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See Reference Formats for details on how to construct references for specific resources such as books, journals and

web pages. Citing Medicine [eBook] WHERE TO GO FOR MORE INFORMATION The Vancouver Style is based on a style adapted by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) for its databases. The two publications shown below have been used to construct all citation examples in this guide. Patrias, K. Citing medicine: the NLM style guide for authors, editors, and publishers [Internet]. 2nd ed. Wendling, DL, technical editor. Bethesda (MD): National Library of Medicine (US); 2007 [updated 2009 Jan 14; cited 2009 Apr 5]. Available from: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/citingmedicine In the Vancouver Style, Journal Titles are Abbreviated Abbreviations for journal titles can be searched for on PubMed at http://www.ncbi.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi Click on "Journals Database" and then enter the full journal title to view its abbreviation. Help on Submitting Articles for Publication in Biomedical Journals International Committee of Medical Journal Editors. Uniform requirements for manuscripts submitted to biomedical journals.

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American Medical Association manual of style: a guide for authors and editors. 10th ed. New York: Oxford University Press; 2007.

VANCOUVER CITATION STYLE


A guide to using theVancouver Citation Style for in-text citations and reference lists
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For example: If it is an electronic resource you will need additional information:


As previously reported,1,3-8,19 There were thousands of cases reported by Edwards and Liu.3,19 Coronary disease data was summarised by Edwards3-4: CREATING YOUR LIST OF REFERENCES The full details for each citation or reference is then listed at the end of your essay or assignment in the numerical order in which they are cited in the body of your text. Example of a reference to a journal article in the Vancouver style

Date the web page or document was last modified/updated Date you accessed/downloaded the information Location: URL or name of Library database

GETTING STARTED There are many different styles of referencing. The College of Medicine at KSAU-HS uses the Vancouver style of referencing. CITING IN THE TEXT In the Vancouver style, whenever you refer to another author's work in your work you must cite your source by inserting a number in your text. REFERENCE LIST At the end of your work, under the heading References, write a full description of each source you have cited, listing them in numerical order. DETAILS YOU NEED TO CONSTRUCT A REFERENCE The basic details you need to construct your references is similar for every style and every reference type. Author(s), editor(s) Title of book or journal Title of chapter or article Year of publication Publisher name Publisher place Volume and Issue Number if it is a journal Page numbers

If you record these details as you read for your assignment it will make referencing a much quicker and easier task. MORE ABOUT THE VANCOUVER STYLE The Vancouver style is a numerical system. A superscript number is inserted in your text at the point where you refer to (cite) your source of information. A consecutive number is allocated to each source as it is referred to for the first time. This number becomes the unique identifier of that source and is reused each time that particular reference is cited in the text. This number is referred to as an in-text citation. Use superscript numerals outside periods, commas and quotation marks, inside colons and semicolons. When 2 or more references are cited at a given place in your document, use hyphens to join the first and last numbers of a closed series; use commas without space to separate other parts of a multiple citation.

See the example extract to get a clear picture of what an assignment or essay should look like when it is correctly referenced.

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